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Friday, May 24, 2013

Tent Revival

At first I got excited because I thought there was a circus in town when I saw them erecting this huge tent. It turns out to be a Tent Revival, which is a big baptist tradition here in the Mountains. I asked my wife who grew up Southern Baptist what was the deal with this tradition. She said it was church in a tent.

They still happen in other parts o' the country, too! We used to live in a predominantly AFrican-American neighborhood in sw lower Michigan. The Rock of Revelation Church had tent revivals EVERY SUMMER. Loud! Yes, very loud. But the music was AWESOME as it came wafting up the hill to our sinful home...

Very true--Ypsilanti is alternately known as Ypsitucky! Lots of southern migration both black and white, like Chicago. It's definitely not as widespread up there. My great grampa actually used to run evangelist tent shows around lower Michigan in the 30's and 40's. Yikes.

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The Carpetbagger

Welcome to The Carbetbagger Blog. I moved to The South in 2000 after living my whole life in the Midwest. I was instantly fascinated with the rich and wonderful culture that surrounded me. I have spent the last decade traveling, documenting and photographing. Here I give my outsider's view of all the strange and fascinating in The Southern United states. Occasionally, I will talk about some other random quirkiness that I find interesting. I am a sucker for Roadside Attractions, folk heroes and anything else that is odd and wonderful. I hope you all enjoy my perspective. All photographs on this blog are taken by me unless otherwise noted.
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